Filters That Really Work

No home filter has been certified to remove pharmaceuticals and certain other (emerging) contaminants. But as it turns out, some refrigerator filters do a great job of it, and some tabletop pitchers work very well, too. That's what months of testing by the GH Research Institute, partnering with the Arizona Laboratory for Emerging Contaminants at the University of Arizona, revealed in a groundbreaking experiment — part of our in-depth report on water safety.